Champion Guide

Ziggs Guide

By LoLSuggest

Mid

Ziggs is a long-range artillery mage who bullies lanes early, controls zones, clears waves quickly and sieges towers better than almost anyone, but he's team-reliant and weaker late.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Ziggs build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

Summon Aery with Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch, plus Legend: Haste and Cut Down, for lanes you can dominate; a First Strike page suits matchups with little kill pressure, and Arcane Comet suits burst-heavy lanes. Take Flash with Teleport, or Barrier. Start Doran's Ring with two potions and a Stealth Ward. Start Luden's Echo, with Blackfire Torch as the alternative, then Sorcerer's Shoes and Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff and Rabadon's Deathcap. Cryptbloom and Shadowflame are flexible damage options, and Morellonomicon, Banshee's Veil or Zhonya's Hourglass add utility. An anti-tank build opens Blackfire Torch with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Swap to Farsight Alteration later.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Strengths

Great blind pick with a strong early and mid game.
Unmatched sieging and fast wave clear.
High range, reliable zone control and good self-peel with Satchel Charge.

Weaknesses

Team-reliant, with a weak late game and unreliable damage.
A mediocre teamfighter who struggles to kill tanks.
Gold-hungry, and very weak against a Baron-buffed push.

Laning Phase

Prioritise Bouncing Bomb — even a second point at level 3. Poke without relying on bounces, staying just in range to hit directly, and use the explosion radius by aiming at nearby terrain or minions. Short Fuse makes your autos strong in early trades, and its bonus damage to towers lets you take plates whenever your opponent leaves. Use Satchel Charge to knock enemies into walls or into your other abilities, and as your escape.

Mid & Late Game

Siege towers — Satchel Charge can even destroy low-health towers outright. Mega Inferno Bomb takes a long time to land, so use it with crowd control rather than at long range to execute. Engage supports and junglers like Leona, Blitzcrank, Nautilus or Jarvan IV set up your bombs perfectly.

Key Tips

Against Zed, keep allied minions between you, since Razor Shuriken loses damage after the first target.
Against Kassadin, poke with autos early and save Bouncing Bomb until his shield expires.
Fortification halves your damage to mid-lane towers for the first 5 minutes.

Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.